The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in Tokyo this evening on the first leg of his three nation tour to Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam.A high level delegation including External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon and a business delegation led by Mukesh Ambani is accompanying him. The Prime Minister's main engagement in Tokyo will be his Summittalks with his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan. Cooperation in Civil Nuclear Energy, High Technology Trade, Security and the role of Group of four countries, G-4 to push urgent reforms at the UN Security Council are among the issues which are likely to come up at the talks.The highlight of the visit will be the announcement of the much awaited conclusion of the negotiations of Comprehensive EconomicPartnership Agreement, CEPA, with Japan. Some MoUs to further their bilateral cooperation including the one on easing visa restrictions are likely to be signed during the visit.In his departure statement, the Prime Minister has said that the strategic and global partnership between India and Japan is important for peace, prosperity and stability in Asia and the world. He said, Japan is a major economic partner of India and their trade and economic relationship is all set to enter a new phase.Dr. Manmohan Singh said that Malaysia plays a key role in the ASEAN region. He said that he will seek new areas of understanding with Malaysian Prime Minister to reinforce the rich bonds of history and culture which united the two countries. He said, the visit to Malaysia will lead to greater integration of economies of the two countries and cooperation in areas of infrastructures development, railways, energy, knowledge industry, defence and greater people to people contact. The Prime Minister said that India and Malaysia share a special bond because over two million people of Indian origin live there. During his visit to Vietnam, the Prime Minister will participate in the 8th India ASEAN Summit and 5th East Asia summit. Dr. Singh said that the scale and range of India's interaction with ASEAN countries has expanded significantly in the last six years and he will discuss with ASEAN leaders a road map for future cooperation. On East Asia summit, the Prime Minister said that it represent the desire of Asia Pacific region to build an open and inclusive architecture of regional cooperation.